Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the moneth of Iune there fell great de|bate and discord betwixt the moonks of Norwich and the citizens there; which increased so farre, that at length the citizens with great violence assaulted the monasterie, fired the gates,A fraie be|twixt the moonks and citizens of Norwich. and forced the fire so with reed and drie wood, that the church with the bookes, and all other ornaments of the same, and all houses of office belonging to that abbeie were cleane burned, wasted, and destroied, so that nothing was preserued except one little chapell. The king hearing of this ri|ot, rode to Norwich, and causing inquirie to be made thereof,Thirtie of the citizens of Norwich han+ged and burnt. thirtie yoong men of the citie were condem|ned, hanged and burnt, to the great greefe of the other citizens, for they thought that the priour of the place was the occasion of all that mischéefe, who had got to|gither armed men, and tooke vpon him to kéepe the belfraie and church by force of armes: but the prior was well inough borne out, and defended by the bi|shop of Norwich, named Roger, who (as it is likelie) was the maister of the mischéefe, though hands were not laid vpon him nor his adherents: perhaps for EEBO page image 276 feare, peraduenture for fauour; & no maruell though the lesse faultie lost their liues as most guiltie, for

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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The king returning by saint Edmundsburie, after he had doone his deuotions to S. Edmunds shrine, began to ware somewhat crasie: but after hauing a little recouered his health, he called a councell there, wherein he went about to haue taken order for the punishment of rebels: but his sicknesse againe re|newing, he brake vp the assemblie, and with all spéed hasted to London. Prince Edward vpon his returne out of the holie land came to Chalons in Burgogne, & at the request of the earle he did attempt with his companie to hold a iustes and tournie against the said earle & all other commers; And thought through disdaine and spite there was homelie plaie shewed,A iusts and tornie holden at Chalons. vpon purpose to put the Englishmen to the foile & re|proch; yet by high valiancie prince Edward and his companie bare themselues so worthilie, that in the end the aduersaries were well beaten, and constrei|ned to leaue the honor of that enterprise to the said prince Edward and his partakers. After this, he kept on his iornie till he came vnto Paris, where he was honourablie receiued of the French king, and from thence he went to Burdeaux, and there remained till after his fathers death.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 In this meane time king Henrie, being returned to London from saint Edmundsburie (as before yee haue heard) his sicknesse so increased vpon him, Anno Reg. 57. that finallie he departed at Westminster on the sixteenth day of Nouember, in the yeare of our Sauiour 1272. after he had liued threescore and fiue yeares, and reig|ned fiftie and six yeares,King Henrie departeth this life. and seauen and twentie daies. A little before his death, when he perceiued that he could no longer liue, he caused the earle of Glocester to come before him,The earle of Glocester. and to be newlie sworne to keepe the peace of the land, to the behoofe of his sonne prince Edward. His bodie was buried at Westminster. He had issue by his wife quéene E|lianor two sonnes, the foresaid Edward, prince of Wales, that succéeded him; and Edmund earle of Lancaster,The issue of king Henrie the third. by some authors surnamed Crouchbacke, though (as other affirme vntrulie) that this Edmund was the elder brother: but bicause he was a defor|med person, therefore his yonger brother Edward was preferred to the kingdome, which was deuised of purpose to conueie a right to king Henrie the fourth, which fetched the descent from the said Ed|mund, and by force vsurped and held the crowne, as after it may appeare. Moreouer, king Henrie had thrée daughters by the said Elianor, as Margaret maried to Alexander king of Scots,His proporti|on of bodie. Beatrice whom the duke of Britaine had to wife, and Catharine which died before she was mariable.